Our History - A Dragon's Tale
VOICES FROM THE DECADES
At the heart of our School’s history are the people… From the pioneering first years to becoming an award winning leader in Asia Pacific, UNIS Hanoi honours stories from alumni students, faculty and staff. Enjoy hearing from the voices of the era!
OUR LEADERS FOR 35 YEARS OF LEARNING TO INSPIRE
UNIS Hanoi has benefitted from the wisdom, experience and determined talents of eight remarkable men and women. We thank them for their service, leadership and vision.
Head of School 2018-Now
"The individuals who have been members of our community for the past 35 years have laid the foundation for who we are today, our campus, our programme and our strong sense of community. They have supported more than 20,000 students. And we, as a community, know that we are laying the foundations for the next 35 years of learning."
Head of School 2008-2018
"I will miss the regular contact with students, faculty, parents and staff. Ms Canada and I love being part of such a vibrant community, and it will be hard to leave UNIS and Hanoi."
Head of School 2003-2008
"UNIS Hanoi was a wonderful time in my professional career and I still have the most incredible feeling about this amazing school.
I wish you all a most exciting and meaningful future."
Head of School 2002-2003
"Warm regards to everyone and my best wishes for UNIS’ continued success."
Head of School 1997-2002
"UNIS itself is taking a very important step at this time with the construction of a new and greatly expanded international campus. UNIS staff and students will move to the new site in Spring 2004 thus taking a major step forward in the history of the school."
Head of School 1994-1997
"The ultimate solution was for UNIS to obtain land on which to build its own campus and that became our strategic goal."
Mr Graham Cherry
Head of School 1990-1994
Head of School 1990-1994
"The School had a real family feel to it, and served as a kind of focal point for the lives of many families."
Dr Alice-Ann Winner
Head of School 1988-1990
Head of School 1988-1990
"We had four rooms in a recently built Vietnamese high school where we had to completely renovate the bathrooms. We had a generator, which I had to learn how to use."